Snowflakes and cold temperatures lead RubberDucks to delay game until today for Thunder doubleheader

Beacon celebrates 175th with fans at Canal Park

Ryan Pratt, 5 (left) and his sister Elizabeth Pratt, 7, of Norton sport their Akron Beacon Journal 175th anniversary shirts they received before the Akron RubberDucks game against Trenton Thunder that was eventually postponed because of the weather at Canal Park Tuesday in Akron. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

A member of the Akron RubberDucks ground crew works to prepare the field for the team's game against the Trenton Thunder on Tuesday at Canal Park in Akron. (Bob DeMay/Akron Beacon Journal)

Akron Beacon Journal publisher Mark Cohen (right) shakes hands with Webster, the mascot of the Akron Rubber Ducks, after Cohen threw the first pitch to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Akron Beacon Journal before the Akron RubberDucks game against Trenton Thunder that was eventually postponed because of the weather at Canal Park Tuesday in Akron. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

Akron Beacon Journal publisher Mark Cohen throws out a ceremonial first pitch on Tuesday at Canal Park prior to the RubberDucks game against the Trenton Thunder. (Bob DeMay/Akron Beacon Journal)

Akron Beacon Journal mascot Browser dances with Webster, the mascot for the Akron RubberDucks as they celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Akron Beacon Journal before the Akron RubberDucks game against Trenton Thunder that was eventually postponed because of the weather at Canal Park Tuesday in Akron. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

Akron RubberDucks usher KayVahn Wood had some fun and wrote a message on a table in the snow prior to the team's game against the Trenton Thunder on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Canal Park in Akron. Ohio. The game was cancelled and will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. (Bob DeMay/Akron Beacon Journal)

Mascots of the Akron RubberDucks, Homer the Pigeon (left) and Webster the Duck (right) with the Akron Beacon Journal's mascot Browser and the newspaper's publisher Mark Cohen pose for a photo before the Akron RubberDucks game against Trenton Thunder that was eventually postponed because of the weather at Canal Park Tuesday, in Akron. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

Two year-old Elizabeth Sweet is greeted by Akron RubberDucks mascot Homer prior to the team's game against the Trenton Thunder on Tuesday at Canal Park in Akron. Behind them is Akron Beacon Journal mascot Browser. (Bob DeMay/Akron Beacon Journal)

Bob (left) and Chris Arrington of Green wait for the start of the Akron RubberDucks game against the Trenton Thunder on Tuesday at Canal Park in Akron. The game was cancelled and will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. (Bob DeMay/Akron Beacon Journal)

Akron RubberDucks shortstop Francisco Lindor tries to warm up prior to the team's game against the Trenton Thunder Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Canal Park in Akron. Ohio. Tuesday's game was cancelled due to weather and will be made up as a doubleheader on Wednesday. (Bob DeMay/Akron Beacon Journal)

Akron RubberDucks outfielders Bryson Myles (left) and Tyler Naquin walk the outfield as the grounds crew works on the field before the Akron RubberDucks game against Trenton Thunder that was eventually postponed because of the weather at Canal Park Tuesday, in Akron. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

Jim Pfander, the general manager of the Akron RubberDucks (right) reads a proclamation from Ohio Governor John Kasich honoring the Akron Beacon Journal on its 175th anniversary to Mark Cohen, the publisher of the Akron Beacon Journal before the Akron RubberDucks game against Trenton Thunder that was eventually postponed because of the weather at Canal Park Tuesday in Akron. Webster, the RubberDucks mascot, is at left. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

Jim Pfander, the general manager of the Akron RubberDucks (right) reads a proclamation from Ohio Governor John Kasich honoring the Akron Beacon Journal on its 175th anniversary to Mark Cohen, the publisher of the Akron Beacon Journal before the Akron RubberDucks game against Trenton Thunder that was eventually postponed because of the weather at Canal Park Tuesday in Akron. Webster, the RubberDucks mascot, is at left. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

Jim Pfander, the general manager of the Akron RubberDucks (right) shakes the hand of Mark Cohen, the publisher of the Akron Beacon Journal after reading a proclamation from Ohio Governor John Kasich honoring the Akron Beacon Journal on its 175th anniversary before the team's game against the Trenton Thunder that was eventually postponed because of the weather at Canal Park Tuesday in Akron. Webster, the RubberDucks mascot, is at left. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

Jake Lowery (left) Francisco Lindor and Giovanny Urshela attempt to keep warm in the dugout before their game against Trenton Thunder that was eventually postponed because of the weather at Canal Park Tuesday in Akron. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

Mark Cohen, the publisher of the Akron Beacon Journal throws out a ceremonial first pitch to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Akron Beacon Journal before the Akron RubberDucks game against Trenton Thunder that was eventually postponed because of the weather at Canal Park Tuesday, in Akron. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

Browser, the mascot of the Akron Beacon Journal, hugs Kaiden Corp, 4, of Massillon beforethe Akron RubberDucks game against Trenton Thunder that was eventually postponed because of the weather at Canal Park Tuesday, April 15, 2014 in Akron, Ohio. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)